ANA Will Return To Perth In October 2023

After a false start last year, it’s now been confirmed that All Nippon Airways will return to Western Australia later this year. The airline will relaunch 3 weekly flights using the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, with the first flight scheduled for 29th October 2023.

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Update: ANA has now confirmed the date and started selling flights! As of June 13th, 2023.

ANA will resume the Narita = Perth route from October 29 with three roundtrips per week. The flights
will resume operation for the first time in approximately three and a half years, since March 2020.

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Initially, ANA launched the Narita – Perth flights in 2019, but this route was short-lived thanks to the 2020 lockdowns.

While flights aren’t on sale yet at the time of writing, the airline is expected to follow the same schedule.

We expect the Perth flight will have a departure time of 9:45 PM, touching down in Tokyo Narita airport at 8:25 AM, and the Narita to Perth flight is expected to depart at 11:15 AM for an evening arrival into Perth at 8:15 PM.

ANA will be using the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner for this route which features a business class cabin and a section reserved for premium economy. While this isn’t the luxurious flagship product found on the long-range B777, you can definitely expect a comfortable flight to Japan with the bonus of not having to stop over!

Velocity Frequent Flyer members can most likely expect codeshare benefits from ANA and Virgin Australia as both airlines are working on a closer partnership this year. No doubt, when flights start later this year, we will know more of what the reciprocal benefits will look like, and maybe even an option to redeem your Velocity points for ANA-operated flights!

More to come…